Portfolio

I write for Esquire, Forbes, and Every. Here is a select portfolio of my work:

Capitalism

• Work and leisure
  • A day in the life of my post-AI world for The Elysian
  • Automation has already taken our jobs for The Elysian
  • Are 20-hour workweeks on their way? for The Elysian
  • Is your company wasting your time? for The Elysian
  • Is it for work or for pleasure? for The Elysian
  • Economic possibilities for our grandchildren (re-visited) for The Elysian
  • Yes, the future should be analog for The Elysian
• Regulating capitalism
  • A brief history of capitalism (& socialism & communism) for The Elysian
  • What is the point of profit? for The Elysian
  • What if it’s not cool to be a bad capitalist anymore? for The Elysian
  • An alternative to “tax the rich” for The Elysian
• Business
  • Why this millionaire real-estate mogul bought Skinwalker Ranch for Utah Business
  • The case for blue-collar jobs for Utah Business
  • The healing power of an ancient sea for Utah Business
  • This company culture literally saves lives for Utah Business
  • 7 Expert LinkedIn tips a lot of people don’t really know about for Forbes

Government

• Opening our borders will solve just about everything for The Elysian
• What if countries had to compete for citizens? for The Elysian
• What if countries acted more like companies? for The Elysian

Futurism

• The crypto revolution wants to reimagine books for Esquire
• We won’t need doctors in the future for The Elysian
• Robotic warehouse farms might save the world for Utah Business
• Electric cars are not the answer (electric bikes are) for Utah Business
• This startup was after immortality―then COVID killed it for Utah Business
• These companies want to (literally) resurrect the dead for Utah Business

Creator Economy

• Could the creator economy work for fiction authors? for Every
• No one will read your book (and other truths about publishing) for The Elysian
• Screw Hollywood—let’s make our own movies! for Utah Business
• What if we fund artists the way we fund startups for The Elysian
• These are the best places to self-publish a novel for The Elysian
• This is what the future of fiction will look like for The Elysian

Fiction

• Oblivion, a utopian novel currently publishing via Substack
• Obscurity, a gothic novel published via Substack
• The Totally True Story of Scott Paul, an NFT novel published via Mirror
• The Mage Queen, an NFT story for the Loot Universe published on Twitter

Interviews

• Shirtaloon makes $20,000/month writing LitRPG on Patreon for The Elysian
• Zogarth earns $20,000/month writing fantasy on Patreon for The Elysian
• Emilia Rose writes erotica on Patreon (and it’s her full-time job) for The Elysian
• DC Kalbach earns six-figures writing romance novels for Kindle Unlimited for The Elysian
• Wildbow makes $7,600/month writing fiction on Patreon for The Elysian

Ghostwriting

• Scott Paul exited three companies and became an angel investor for Utah Business
• How Brent Andersen founded the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium for Utah Business

Speaking

• I spoke about Serialized Fiction: How Authors Are Using The Format as part of an Author’s Guild panel discussion
• I spoke about worldbuilding in the metaverse at a Future House Studios event
• I spoke about New Forms of Publishing: Substack And NFTs on The Creative Pen Podcast
• I moderated a panel on NFTs at Cryptopia
• I spoke about serializing novels via Substack, Patreon, and Wattpad for the Find Your Readers Summit
• I spoke at a Spotlight on Fiction Writing event for Substack

I am available to take on contract projects. Contact me at elle@elysian.press to inquire.